Health Sciences and Digital Scholarship Librarian

Description

The Carl A. Rudisill Library of Lenoir-Rhyne University (LR) seeks a candidate to serve as the Health Sciences and Digital Scholarship Librarian. This is a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure-track faculty position in Hickory, N.C.

The Health Sciences and Digital Scholarship Librarian will focus on information literacy sessions, reference and research services, and collection management, primarily supporting undergraduate and graduate health sciences programs such as nursing, DNP, public health, exercise science, occupational therapy and future health science programs. 

Additionally, the role includes collaboration with faculty, students, and staff on digital scholarship, data analytics, and online academic publishing. The Health Sciences and Digital Scholarship Librarian will provide library resources and services to all LR faculty, students, and staff as well as community members. This position promotes library excellence in alignment with university policies and guidelines to advance the mission of the library and the university. 

SPECIFIC JOB FUNCTIONS

Research Assistance and Instruction

• Serve as a liaison to the College of Health Sciences.
• Provide research assistance to students, faculty, and staff.
• Maintain research guides for campus programs of study.
• Collaborate with faculty to integrate library services and resources into curricula.
• Design and deliver information literacy programs aligned with ACRL Framework standards.
• Assess information literacy instruction and promote library services, particularly for health sciences.
• Explore emerging technologies to enhance library resources and instruction.

Digital Scholarship

• Collaborate on digital scholarship, data analytics, and academic publishing.
• Advocate for ethical uses of data and technology in scholarship.
• Promote the institutional repository (LAIR) and increase awareness of open access scholarship and OER.
• Assist faculty with journal/publisher selection and author agreements.
• Assist faculty with conducting systematic literature reviews through effective and efficient database searches and other methods.
• Work with faculty to integrate library resources as OER materials in courses.
• Partner with the Center for Teaching and Learning on digital scholarship topics. 

Service and Professional Development

• Pursue continuing education and professional development.
• Participate in campus and community service activities.

Additional Duties and Tasks

• Participate in health sciences collection development and library-wide planning.
• Provide circulation, troubleshooting, and general assistance as needed.
• Participate in library-wide planning, assessment, and special projects.
• Supervise the library during evening or weekend shifts as necessary.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Candidates must submit:

1. Letter of application: Address how professional experiences align with the position.
2. Resume or CV: Include names and contact information for three references.
3. Teaching and Librarianship Philosophy Statement: Discuss values, beliefs, goals and motivation as a librarian and educator.

Deadline
Applications must be submitted by February 28, 2025, for full consideration. The search will continue until the position is filled.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Education

• Required: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library/information science program.
• Preferred: Additional degree in health sciences.

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 1 year as a health sciences librarian.
• Preferred: 3+ years of academic library experience.

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of library collections and operations.
• Knowledge of health sciences databases (e.g., MEDLINE, CINAHL).
• Familiarity with ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy.
• Experience with library instruction, online catalogs, course management systems and instructional technologies.
• Experience with current reference practices utilizing a variety of online and traditional modalities
• Familiarity with online catalogs, electronic library collections, chat services, course-management systems, social media and web-authoring tools
• Experience using effective assessment tools and analyses
• Strong communication, problem-solving and team-building skills.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusive practices.